Archive · 22 Aug 2025
Contractor Arrested After Workers' Deaths in BSNL Chamber
Three workers tragically died while working in a BSNL chamber, likely due to toxic fumes.
The police have arrested a contractor, Ramesh Patil, for the incident, accusing him of not providing safety equipment.
BSNL officials are also under investigation.
A protest by workers led to the case being registered and a committee was formed to investigate the deaths.
Three workers died due to suffocation in a BSNL inspection chamber.
A contractor, Ramesh Shivaji Patil, has been arrested and booked for culpable homicide.
BSNL officials have also been booked, with names undisclosed.
The workers were allegedly not provided with proper safety gear.
A three-member committee has been formed by PCMC to investigate the deaths.
- Who
- Three workers: Dattatraya Vijaykumar Honale, Lakhan aka Sandeep Ashruba Dhaware, and Sahebrao Sambhaji Girshet, Ramesh Shivaji Patil (contractor), and unnamed BSNL officials.
- What
- Three workers died in a BSNL chamber, a contractor was arrested and BSNL officials were booked.
- When
- August 15th, Independence Day
- Where
- Nigdi Pradhikaran area of Pimpri-Chinchwad
- Why
- Suffocation due to toxic fumes in the sealed chamber.
- Victims
- Dattatraya Vijaykumar Honale, Lakhan aka Sandeep Ashruba Dhaware, and Sahebrao Sambhaji Girshet
- Location
- BSNL inspection chamber in Nigdi Pradhikaran, Pimpri-Chinchwad
- Incident
- Deaths due to suffocation
- Arrested
- Ramesh Shivaji Patil
- Charges
- Culpable homicide not amounting to murder, negligence
- Investigation Committee
- PCMC Chief Engineer Sanjay Kulkarni, Deputy Commissioner Sandeep Khot, and Joint City Engineer Bapusaheb Gaikwad
Sources
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